Isaiah Lake

EPIC!

HOLY FRIKIN CRAP PETR! WHY DON'T YOU TRY PAYING ATTENTION TO DETAIL EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE! JEEEEZ!!!! lol. Great job guys!

Anyone else wanna show theirs off?

Man! Your work never ceases to amaze me.

I'm going to say this as calmy as I possibly can... FINISH IT!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well thanks for letting me use it.

I like moose.

Keep em' coming guys.

Wouldn't be much left I'm afraid.

That's beautiful!

Never seen any of the movies... though I own one of them on VHS....

It was an old file without a mark, so I don't know.

I used to make mine out of a 55 gallon drum too.... that is until I got it really hot and made it collapse.

I'm 15 and I have no continuous flow of money. So I'm cheap. Notice the brazier on the right and the trash can behind it. Like I said I'm cheap, so I'll make wood fire in the brazier and shovel the coals into the trash can... or sometimes just straight into the forge. She used to be a workbench picked up at a tool sale. She was turned into a box for a forge. We ran a pipe with holes through it and filled her with Quickcrete. Now that we've got charcoal we need something to get it hot with. Yep... It's a hair dryer. It takes a lot of effort and charcoal to get her to weld, but aside from that she works just fine.

Well guys, people are always asking about building forges, so I figured we could give them a wide variety of choices on the kind of forge and ways to build it. I'll start by posting my forge.

Why is charcoal not possible?

I seem to recall that.

Dude. I want one!

This was a really fun project. I've been back in the shop after a bit of an idle period and I'm having a lot of fun. This is a real hefty piece, about 11&1/2" long. The balance is great and it's really satisfying to wield.

There is a really long thread on this floating around here somewhere, and plenty of others. The question is very popular.

My only regret is that I have never met you personally sir.

Mr. Fogg, Every time I read your writings or see your work, I am inspired. You have been one of the greatest teachers I've had, yet I have never met you personally. You have done a tremendous amount for the bladesmithing community and we salute to you. Forever you will be remembered as a teacher, a craftsmen, a brother, an artist, a philosopher, a servant, a friend, and a master of the beautiful craft which we all love. May your beard shine brightly forever! ~Isaiah Lake

Oh thanks.

Man I love that look.